Grace Karunas is an Indian

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, actress who has worked in the Indian film industry. The wife of actor

Karunas Karunas (born as Karunanidhi Sethu; February 21, 1970) is an Indian actor, comedian, composer, playback singer and politician in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played main lead roles in films includ ...

, Grace has often sung in films featuring her husband.

Career

Grace began singing at the age of five with the CSI Church, Poonamallee. She continued singing with her church and at college and caught the interest of actor

during an intercollegiate competition, which the actor had come to judge. Karunas subsequently asked Grace to perform songs in his independent albums, and the pair later got married. Her first film song was "Cheena Thaana Doi" in the

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-starrer '' Vasool Raja MBBS'' (2004), and she received the opportunity after Karunas had recommended her to the film's director Saran and music composer Bharadwaj. The success of the song made her popular and she soon worked on other songs including "Velaku Onnu Thiriya Paakudhu" from '' Devathaiyai Kanden'' (2004), "Alappuzha Ammani Allo" from '' Karka Kasadara'' (2005), "Freeya Vidu Maamu" in ''

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'' (2005), "Vaadi En Kappa Kezhange" in ''

Sandai ''Sandai'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Sundar C, Nadhiya, Namitha and Ramya Raj, while Vivek, Lalu Alex, and Mithun Tejasvi, among others, play supporting roles. The mus ...

'' (2008) and "Aaada Varum Ulagathula" in '' Pandi'' (2008). In the 2010s, she has usually sung for films where Karunas has starred in the lead role. Along with her work in films, Grace has often performed as a live musician in stage shows. Grace has also worked as an actress in films, notably appearing in '' Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2016) in supporting roles.

Personal life

Grace is married to actor and politician

, whose films she has often worked on as a singer. Their son, Ken, has also appeared in films as an actor, after making his debut in '' Azhagu Kutti Chellam'' (2016). She participated as one of the cook in Cooku with Comali season 3 (Vijay Television).

Notable discography

Filmography

*'' Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam'' (2006) *''

'' (2016)

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karunas, Grace Living people Indian women playback singers Tamil playback singers Singers from Chennai Women musicians from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Cooku with Comali contestants 1970 births